WINNERS

Georgian Mosaic

  • Photographer
    Julie Naureils, France
  • Prize
    Silver Winner in Human/Culture

Georgia is a mosaic. Like the whole Caucasus region where several hundred different identities are condensed, scattered among the many ethnic groups, languages and religions that make up the richness and complexity of this area. Here is a small but condensed sample of Georgia's beautiful humans, culture and history. 1 The spice merchant 2 Tbilisi Holy Trinity Cathedral 3 Chechen women performing the Zikr Ceremony, Pankisi 4 A woman selling fruits, Tbilisi 5 Typical Georgian courtyard 6 Tbilisi's bazaar 7 Girls from the Pankisi Valley 8 Abandoned Soviet building 9 Troglodyte site in Uplistsikhe